TOP 5 PATRIOTIC SONGS

The Secrets Behind Our Most Popular Patriotic Songs

In this musical lecture, Frank King reveals the interesting stories behind our most beloved
patriotic songs, including:

 The Star-Spangled Banner
 America the Beautiful
 God Bless America
 This Land is Your Land
 Yankee Doodle Dandy

Along the way, you’ll learn about the song that became a good luck charm for a pro hockey
team; the insulting ditty the American colonists turned back on the British; the patriotic tune that
borrowed a bit of melody from a Yiddish novelty song, and more.  Mr. King holds a
  master's degree in Broadcasting from Boston University and a BA from Princeton. A
lifelong devotee of recorded music, he formerly hosted music programs on WBUR radio, was a
News Producer at WCVB TV, Channel 5, and an Assistant Professor at Boston University. His lectures draw
from the music and art from his personal collection of over 2500 record albums. He has
presented several hundred highly acclaimed music lectures around Greater Boston and  Cape Cod since 2014.